In 1726, Jonathan Swift described a machine that could produce works of philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology out of context.

The professor’s solution for improving the output? Build five hundred more.

We’re still cranking the handles.

New article: “We’re Solving the Wrong Problem”, on Ramon Llull, the Grand Academy of Lagado, and why alignment-as-control is the wrong frame for what we’re building.

(Read, The Room Where It Gets Built — Essay #7: We’re Solving the Wrong Problem)